Ryman & DQ: 2008

Ripley's Believe It or Not and Medieval Times

We visited Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum on Thanksgiving Day. It just seemed like the appropriate thing to do that day, don't you think?

Believe it or Not...this is Sophie throwing a tantrum because I refused to buy her a camera....believe it.

I believe this is the whole gang, My family, My in-law's, Angie's family and Salena's family at Medieval Times.

Princess Sophie received a flower from the Knight we were cheering for.

Universal Studios

Can't go to Universal Studios without going on the Jaws ride. The kids hated it! They were scared even with us laughing away at them.

We ended up spending 2 days at Universal Studios.

It took some convincing but Chad got me on the Hulk and I actually really loved it. Too bad I waited til we were leaving to go on it otherwise I could have gone on it a second or third time.

This was a T-Rex water ride that the kids absolutely hated. So they thought T-Rex was gonna eat them, big deal, it happens, right? I bought the picture of us actually starting go down the big drop; Angie looks like she is enjoying life, just smiling away. I'm covering Riley's eyes and trying to hold on for dear life at the same time while Sophie is burying her face into my other arm. Chad looks like he is terrified but actually is loving it. Cullan is hiding is face saying he was trying to keep the water away...um okay whatever. Logan is trying to be funny by sporting a serious face but failed because he looks scared.

Universal Studios

Even though it wasn't quite Thanksgiving yet there was lots of Christmas decorations out.

The Mummy Ride - Riley and Jenni did not really like it.

Men In Black ride was okay but spun you around too many times to make you sick.

Fear Factor Live was cool. They actually had real volunteers that only had an hour's worth of preperation. They had gross stuff of course.

Daytona Beach

Cullan, Marissa, Riley and Sophie digging in the sand...if only Riley knew at that time why they were digging.

Riley buried up to his head. He was very cold.

Riley found Patrick from SpongeBob leaping in the sand.

Ang and the kids in the ocean. I'm surprised the kids went in as it was their first time in shark infested waters!

Gatorland

This was a big guy or gal.

We took a train ride around the Gatorland park. It was the slowest train ride; it reminded me of the Seinfeld episode when George was in a wheelchair being chased by angry people in wheelchairs and they were going so slow that people were walking faster than them. Too funny.

This is the entrance to Gatorland.

More Gatorland

Riley with a big snake

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Sophie with a parakeet. I actually had to sign a paper to release her picture as they were doing some t.v. thing with one of the guys that worked there.

This was interesting, the gator guy flipped the gator over and held his chin in the sand for a few minutes and the gator went right to sleep. Then the guy pretended he was going to punch the gator in the belly to wake him up but he actually tickled the belly and the gator woke right up.

More Gatorland

This guy just looked like he was enjoying life so much that we couldn't resist taking his picture.

Holding/feeding birds

Angie screaming in pure terror when she opened her eyes to a big snake. Poor thing, the whole crowd chanted her name "AngGie...AnGie...AnGie, " so she had no choice but to go up in front of everyone, close her eyes, hold out her hands and then scream when she opened them. It was sooooo funny to watch!

Don't let the smile fool you....she hated the whole thing and barely participated. I think the snake almost fell to the ground a couple of times because of Ang.